Of course you would not share pictures you thought were unacceptable. Appropriate practices, including welfare practices changes over time.
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Replying to @maddy_jones15 @bat_rates and
Are you a qualified bat handler, out of interest?
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Replying to @DaniRabaiotti @bat_rates and
What qualifications could one achieve? I handle wild bats daily, primarily pteropus species.
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Replying to @maddy_jones15 @bat_rates and
Well here in the UK you're required to have a licence based on hours of handing time to handle bats. They are often handled like this.
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Replying to @DaniRabaiotti @maddy_jones15 and
In fact this is a standard handling technique for examining a bats genitals, which is important in sexing and ID
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Replying to @DaniRabaiotti @maddy_jones15 and
Idk why youre handling bats but assuming you've never been formally taught if you don't know this is standard practise + in no way harmful
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Replying to @DaniRabaiotti @bat_rates and
When I first started handling bats some people did use this technique for smaller bats however it was discouraged as unnecessarily stressful
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Replying to @maddy_jones15 @bat_rates and
There is literally no evidence for this.
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Replying to @HernaniFMO @DaniRabaiotti and
This is a video of the co-chair of IUCN bat specialist group handling bats in the Amazon forest. He uses a similar technique to hold the bat
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Having worked with people from many bat conservation charities & groups, this is the only time I’ve heard that pinch grips are unethical
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